A DAILY PUBLIC RADIO PROGRAM FEATURING NEWS ANALYSIS OF THE DAY'S TOP ISSUES

Background Briefing: February 2, 2020

  The New DNI Will Cover Up Russian Election Interference We begin with Trump’s nominee to be the next acting Director of National intelligence, Richard Grenell, the current U.S. Ambassador to Germany who is a combative right-wing ideologue and has proven to be...

Background Briefing: February 19, 2020

  Trump Offered Assange a Pardon to Say Russia Did Not Hack the DNC We begin with the explosive news from London revealed in a Westminster Magistrates’ Court ahead of next week’s extradition hearing to send Julian Assange to the U.S. where he could face up to 175...

Background Briefing: February 18, 2020

  Investigating Bloomberg’s Relationship with Wall Street We begin with an analysis of how much Michael Bloomberg is a creature of Wall Street where he made his fortune, and whether he has evolved having been originally a Democrat who changed parties to run...

Background Briefing: February 17, 2020

  The Dangers of a Plutocrat-On-Plutocrat Election We begin with the rising political profile of Michael Bloomberg who has already spent some $400 million promoting his presidential candidacy as a Democrat although the former Republican Mayor of New York has...

Background Briefing: February 16, 2020

  In Spite of Pompeo’s Gloss, Estrangement Between the US and Europe We begin with the contrasting assessments of the state of relations between President Trump’s United States and its European allies with Germany’s President offering a gloomy appraisal of...